Charges reduced in Erie drug case

Times-News staff

Friday

May 11, 2018 at 12:59 PMMay 11, 2018 at 3:36 PM

Police accused a city man of having suspected drugs during an encounter in April.

An Erie man accused of possessing drugs that city police said they found during an encounter in April was released from the Erie County Prison after he waived reduced criminal charges to court on Friday.

Raven Dixon, 24, was released on his own recognizance after he waived to court one misdemeanor count each of possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia at his preliminary hearing before Erie 2nd Ward District Judge Paul Urbaniak on Friday morning. Five other criminal charges were withdrawn at the hearing, including a felony count of possession with intent to deliver.

Dixon had been in prison on $100,000 bond after police charged that they found him in possession of suspected cocaine, a small amount of marijuana, a digital scale and cash during an encounter in the 800 block of Reed Street on April 21, according to information in the criminal complaint.

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